bmyers@garnet.berkeley.edu (Brian Myers) (09/17/90)
Is it possible to upgrade and XT (compatible or clone) by replacing one of its 360k floppies with a 1.2 MB 5 1/4 floppy drive? I've heard various rumors saying that you can't, but no one I talk to seems to know for sure. Anyone out there know for certain? Reply by email. Thanks. Brian Myers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Myers bmyers@garnet.berkeley.edu
bmyers@garnet.berkeley.edu (Brian Myers) (09/17/90)
In article <1990Sep17.014718.8240@agate.berkeley.edu> I asked: >its 360k floppies with a 1.2 MB 5 1/4 floppy drive? I've heard various >rumors saying that you can't, but no one I talk to s Seven people answered almost immediately. Sorry I didn't have time to thank you all individually. The concensus is that an XT as is cannot handle a high-density floppy drive. You can, however, buy an inexpensive controller card that actually contains a new bit of ROM that inserts itself whenever the drive is used, and then you *can* run 1.2 MB drives. Price estimates ranged from $35 to $50 for the controller card. Thanks again for the help, everyone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Myers bmyers@garnet.berkeley.edu